Racism, Education, and Disciplining Kids (Pt. 1) | Katharine Birbalsingh | ACADEMIA | Rubin Report

[@bigpiso9]

She is an utterly amazing person. I wish her all the success

[@sherbear8286]

As a public school teacher in a low income school district, I applaud you for telling the truth about the travesty of liberal education ideologies.

[@technoloverish]

But doesn't conservative education also fail since it teaches people to blindly believe in the Bible and creationism?

How often do you copy and paste this same comment? Know I've seen it multiple times.

[@sherbear8286]

All conservatives are not religious. I’m conservative and don’t believe religion should be taught in public schools. Don’t think many conservatives want that. We just don’t want our kids indoctrinated with political correctness, identity politics, anti-capitalism, etc.

[@AleadaA]

No not most -This is not religious fundamentalism although there are some strict Bible schools. Most conservatives believe in discipline & respect towards teachers - so they can do their job instead of babysitting. Teaching the fundamentals of math -science - logic - how to read & how to take a test - philosophy - the great thinkers of all time - the classics & history. Also rewarding learning & independent thinking. Also arts & some physical fitness & competitive sports. Also fundamentals of a trade education & business also can be a pathway to a good future.This is about choice -you may want your children to continue with a superficial education go ahead & continue in the public school system as it is presented today -but if you want your children to succeed in life vote in school choice & vouchers & a better distribution of funding per student - not based on property tax. Research schools that have succeeded using the later approach & see the difference.

[@stephj9378]

Their biggest 'contribution' is the erosion of common sense discipline and personal responsibility.Thus leaving a tattered learning environment. Oh, and common decency - with their ultra-specific sex education.

[@michellehill5285]

Oh my gosh Dave I just cannot even tell how much this is probably the best interview you’ve had on for me. I’m at a middle school teacher and this woman’s philosophy of education totally aligns with my own. And I make no excuses and no apologies for expecting my kids to work hard and do better than they did yesterday. I wanna almost cry I am so thankful someone out there actually agrees with me because I work with a team of teachers who make excuses pamper the kids dummy down the education and it’s a palling to me. I just felt like I’ve been out on a lone island all by mysel so from one Southern California teacher, thank you so much for having this lady on. I’ve got to research her even if it’s just by being on the sidelines. The phrase “the bigotry of low expectations“ has been my mantra since I learned it last year. I love your program Until all my Christian friends about your platform.

[@SpiraSpiraSpira]

Michelle Hill I’d recommend reading a book edited by her and written by her and the other teachers in her school called The Battle Hymn of Tiger Teachers

[@DeutschlandReformen]

the bigotry of low expectations“ - sounds very true, thanks and don´t give up!

[@HDBerlin]

this woman is utterly amazing, inspiring me in Berlin, too!

[@DWTripp]

I like this lady. Thanks for having her on your show Dave. She understands things.

[@ronzon2731]

DW Tripp she’s a typical liberal.

[@ronzon2731]

There is nothing special about her.

[@CourtneyHaynes]

I'm halfway through and I don't see her providing any data as to why her perspective on things is correct. It isn't even clear how she specifically differs from liberals.

[@redshield3296]

Ryan Bagarotti “she’s a liberal”? Where do you get that? She rejected the the liberal belief that all white teachers are racist, and the problem is what liberals have put in the child’s minds! How is that liberal?

[@buddingnaturalist]

Holy shit Rubin, this woman is my idol! Thank you! I'm a teacher in Australia and her book is my bible. And Doug Lemov's Teach like a Champion. Both taught me more than any part of my Masters in Teaching.

[@theQiwiMan]

This woman is amazing. I love people who work tirelessly to make this world a better place. :-)

[@theskepticalapple4203]

This school is really special. I had the privilege to spend a few hours there and it was a remarkable atmosphere.

[@Ashtonishing1812]

I have worked there and can confirm it's specialness.

[@clivepatterson4321]

I like this woman a lot. I think fundamentally, she's at peace with who she is, which enables her to be level headed when dealing with ignorant people.

[@bensmith8240]

It's depressing to watch the videos on racism and education and realize that it was fully explained (for America at least) by Thomas Sowell back in the early 70s, and likely earlier by others. My wife finished a master's in Teaching English as a Second Language, and I saw first-hand how much bullshit (anti-capitalism, white privilege, etc..) they are feeding these educators. I can elaborate if needed, but it gets frustrating fighting the same damn fight over and over. Smh.

[@bensmith8240]

Nick. Agreed. I actually told my wife to put that line in one of her response essays. Funny enough, it was a question/statement about how Martin Luther King Jr. opposed capitalism, but it was presented/disguised in a very duplicitous manner. Not necessarily promoting socialism, but rather pointing out perceived shortcomings of capitalism while using words like equality, equity, and "understanding." Most education majors would find it hard to refute this line of argument because they have limited knowledge of economics and business. We ended up agreeing to exclude the line because we're adults and good grades trumped insignificant ideological battles. Over the years, I've found it funny how the University has given my wife thought provoking classwork on strategies to motivate students on an individual level without disparaging their culture, home-life, or race, and then, in the next damn breath, they assign an essay on class guilt (white privilege). Totally contradictory, but that's higher level learning in the field of education. *Edited for grammar & clarification.

[@amybaby04]

@DrBDiesel Frenzy My daughter had to weight a paper on the first amendment, freedom for speech and expressions. She was taught she can say anything AS LONG AS YOU DONT OFFEND OR HURT ANYONE!!! Needless to say her S.S and I got into an argument over what an American can or can't say! There is no "CAN'T" I told my daughter you can tell your teacher to "piss off" and that's your freedom of Speech NOTE; SHED NEVER SAY THAG TO A TEACHER. SHES A STRAIT A STUDENT AND A HIGH SCHOOL CHEER LEADER. SHES A VERY MODEST AND KIND YOUNG LADY❤The schools are turning into a leftist factory! There molding our minds into left wing nutjobs and I will not stand for that!

[@CourtneyHaynes]

I don't know. I'm reading these comments and I see a bunch of anecdotes but no comprehensive data. I agree liberals can be close-minded sometimes, but libertarians and conservatives have the same time. I don't know. I see people merely venting that academia disagrees with them (like the lady in the video) but they ignore that maybe academia disagrees with them because data shows people like her are wrong.

[@bensmith8240]

I disagree that these experiences should be called anecdotes because, in my case, the information is being presented to a classroom full of educators, who in turn provide guidance to young children. Educational opinions in higher academia are rarely corrected by any kind of market mechanism, and they can reach a vast audience by the time they filter through the educational pipeline.

[@joejohn9648]

Courtney there have been many studies that universally show professors are overwhelmingly on the far left (over 90%).

[@calitide]

Dave, my favorite interview. Katherine is awesome, profound, intelligent and real.

[@TheFadingMan]

As someone who just switched from being a Democrat to being a Republican, I find these videos great. I love this show because it reaffirms what I had been feeling for sooo long - there is something fundamentally wrong with the Democratic Party. So glad I switched for Trump.

[@amybaby04]

WELCOME TO THE WINNING SIDE!

[@justifiably_stupid4998]

Thank you for thinking critically. Please feel free to question what you see and hear, and make better decisions.

[@amybaby04]

@@justifiably_stupid4998 What's that suppose to mean? Are you question the MASSAVE inflation of jobs? Are you questioning the agreement with N. Korea? I can go in If you'd like. Why do you think people jumping the Liberal and Democrat ships daily? Liberals are some of the most upsideown people I've ever seen! I live in Portland OR so I get daily doses or Trump hating everyday!

[@justifiably_stupid4998]

Playing on their side or the other side is a losing game. Playing for yourself, and your own personal interests is the only way to win long term.

[@joejohn9648]

Mr Doug, you will find that conservatives are both way more independent and accepting of different viewpoints. Fundamentally real conservatives are individualists and accepting of varying points of view. My conservative/libertarian friends have a wide range of views but we tend to agree on: freedom, personal responsibility, rights of the individual and limited government. Glad you took the red pill. Good luck.

[@jeffbeamer9882]

What a charming lady. Rubin at his best

[@kristjanerlings]

This is what communication is about. Katherine is my new mentor.

[@maximusDAbiker]

This woman needs to work with Christina Hoff Sommers. Or vice versa. Either way I think they could make serious waves in the realm of education.

[@theskalliwag.8910]

Kuchi Kopi the chick from The Bangles?

[@garomcfbgdd3211]

When I was going through school I was a troubled kid. I really didn't fit the mold. You couldn't get me to sit in one place for more than 5 minutes. I was lucky because there were some awesome Teachers who went above and beyond to help me. How many Other kids are there that don't fit the mold and need a different learning environment to give them the best possible change of being successful? Ms Birbalsingh is absolutely right! I hope that Parents & Students can one day access a variety of learning establishments and pick the best one for them.

[@valhar2000]

Many hate this comparison, but it's true. Progressivism is a religion; at the very least, it employs most of the psychological mechanisms that actual religions do. Progressives have Faith, and their Faith is as unshakable as that of any Fundamentalist.

[@mayowankenobi]

Lorenzo Benito I’ve been shouted down many times for saying this very thing. From my liberal arts anthropological education, it is 100% a religion!

[@allen_p]

Lorenzo, You are on to something. Good comment

[@chrisdooley6721]

"When you can accept people with all their flaws, then it allows YOU to grow." That sentence made me grow. Thank you. I needed it.

[@wakeupuk3860]

Well done Katharine Birbalsingh for achieving and proving all that is wrong with our current failing education system. Back in the 1980/90s I retrained from Industry and the RAF to become a Maths/IT Teacher, regarding discipline, exam results and getting on with pupils/parents I did extremely well and achieve DH status in record time. My methods (where I could) were very much in keeping with Katharine especially with tough and disruptive pupils where I believe schools should be 'teacher centred' and not 'child centred'. Unfortunately I did not have the caliber, most likely intellect and political ability that she has, as after 16 years of constant battles with left wing teachers, criticism and often jealousy of my successes, I was eventually worn down and became ill, so I left a job I loved and was good at. Seeing the success Katharine is having, especially in London where I grew up in, is an absolute delight and I really wish her well. Teaching especially in deprived areas is not really difficult, since the sixties with the taking over by liberals implementing half-baked constantly failing psychologist theories on child behaviour (ie Piaget, Chomsky and Skinner) we now see the damage of listening to them. Her school, the news of (not surprisingly) excellent exam results, good behaviour in a rough area many visits by educationalists from other countries and that she intends to open up another one, is for me (who tried but failed) is a beacon of hope that it is possible to turn back the tide. I truly hope the powers to be are watching, Boris and Gavin Williams take note, teaching training colleges (total waste of time and just left wing indoctrination centres) totally revamp and certainly some form of recognition such as a Baroness for Katharine - because I can assure you, I know so 'very well' what she has managed to do, is absolutely incredible. I truly wish I could meet you and shake your hand, even though going and doing well out side teaching, now retired and 67, it is those darn 'tough' kids who I put in so much time, effort and stress to show there was a better way than ending up in prison which I so nearly did as troubled and difficult teenager. Not as many as I would have liked but now looking back over my life at my achievements, it is those moments coming across those kids as adults, shaking my hand and saying 'Thank you so much Sir, if not for you, I would most likely be in prison or dead' that means so much and I am so proud of. Now watching the news and seeing what is going on, and in my opinion the mind boggling decline (especially discipline) in schools, the damage of political correctness and at times close to tears of hearing of children taking their lives due to bullying - I truly despair at what left wing liberal ideology has and continues to do to our schools.

[@livetosmileandlaugh5368]

This is was beautiful to read. Thank you for your service as a teacher.

[@BeckerFlag]

One of Dave’s best guests ever. This lady should be put in charge of the entire school system.

[@RubinReport]

Watch the full interview with Katharine Birbalsingh here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eonGZWljg9GCr9k

[@PolemicContrarian]

Having worked in education for 5 years, and working with the most challenging children, including in a 'special' school for those who have all been expelled from mainstream, it really boils down to the parents and how they treat their children, or even lack of parent. I've never met a child who is struggling who has had full, appropriate and consistent parenting. It's a joke that so many parents blame schools for the behaviour of their children. These children are even worse at home than they are at school. What they ultimately need is high levels of nurture along with high levels of boundaries. One without the other or none at all will result in failure. As for racism... I live in a town where it is easily 95%+ white people, yet race has never been an issue here, and especially in school. I have absolutely no idea where this 'teacher racism' is.

[@Chels924]

As a new teacher at an all boys inner city school, I really appreciated this video and I feel that it was exactly what I needed to hear tonight! 👍🏽

[@fireflyus10]

Why is it that teachers like this woman don't have a bigger voice ? One teacher of her caliber can change hundreds of kids lives. Good work Katherine.

[@aixamagr2897]

Anna Kasparian is such a D bag for hating on Dave. Change my mind.

[@crown9413]

Tom 🤮

[@dudeisunruly5966]

Dave cups the balls of the Koch brothers and strokes the shaft. Change my mind.

[@warrenEhartman]

mthakore So just because he didn’t speak on the particular instance you care about means that he doesn’t actually stand for free speech? You could play that same game across the board and claim everyone’s a hypocrite. Sounds to me like some poorly thought out “failure to condemn is consent” kind of garbage.

[@gabrielsyme4180]

Consider this: She was a D bag BEFORE she ever hated Dave. I think that pretty much obliterates your argument.

[@valhar2000]

+AixaMagr Hey! I'll have you know that Anna Kasparian is better than you! Much Better!

[@theanimecat255]

is it weird that I'm a 13 year old genuinely interested in Dave's interviews, videos, and what he has to say.

[@speabody]

Her savaging of patronizing, self-aggrandizing lefties around 23:30 is glorious!

[@dracon501]

It is interesting how allowing individual people to figure each other out at their own pace generally produces positive results. Where social engineering with the stroke of a legislative pen generally produces resentment and animosity.

[@MrNukedDuck]

As someone who has studied to become a teacher (I am currently on a break from my teacher studies) this was a really interesting episode! The education system here in Sweden is sub-par at best. Although I've had the fortune of meeting many great teachers in my years, the system just isn't working out - despite their best efforts. Meanwhile, our neighbours over in Finland has one of the most successful education systems in the world! It is baffling to think that we haven't tried to learn from them yet!

[@angienatoyn]

Interesting. Yes, if you could explain the positives and negatives of the both systems that would be great.

[@MrNukedDuck]

From what I understand, they have less homework, fewer school hours, 15 minutes of recess for every 45 minutes of lecture, more respect for teachers - also higher standard and salaries - to name a few things. Overall, I've heard a lot of good things about it. That said, I'm not an expert on the subject. You'd have to look it up yourself to be absolutely sure!

[@MrLemonbaby]

Dave, this interview is one of the great ones. Thank you for keep-on keeping on. And wonderful Katharine, listening to you is like being given oxygen for the first time in a very long time.

[@mfsperring]

OMG. Dave’s best understated quote, ‘... instead of othering them forever’, well done Dave, I’m definitely going to adopt that concept.

[@armandcuccinielloiii5029]

Bravo! She is a real hero and true free thinker. #Inspiration

[@Pantherrrr]

I'm a school teacher in Australia and so much being said is mirrored here. The biggest issue I see is young people are not being made to take personal responsibility. How can we expect them to grow and mature if we don't allow them to.

[@taylormaines9909]

16 minutes in and love this woman!

[@wildfireintexas]

My daughter is studying to be a teacher and this is the kind of teacher she wants to be.

[@Hunorion]

More Rubin! Awesome! I assume this was recorded before the break. Would be nice to know when the actual interviews were recorded, just so we can place them in time in case recent events are discussed.

[@RubinReport]

The four August interviews were all shot the last week in July. Thanks for asking! --- Team RR

[@Hellyers]

Thanks for this interview Dave. I'm British and had never heard of Katharine before... found the talk fascinating.

[@LaurieSavage]

She is doing good work, despite having politics different than mine. When I was doing a MEd 15 years ago I had to hold on to my tongue when I was told we didn't need to numerically analyse our data, Statistics is a tool of the patriarchy! Saying this to an old-school Socialist, Feminist Lefty was a red rag to a bull. Teachers are being done a disservice by their trainers and employers. Pay them more, give them more respect and more support and give them some autonomy in the classroom.

[@DeutschlandReformen]

thank you for this truly great and insightful interview- I believe though she is not so much conservative but a REAL progressive, fearless confronting prejudices. thank you!

[@JNYC-gb1pp]

"I'm one of you...I"m not right wing...I'm a good person" THIS statement is the root of the success of the left. It has managed to utterly destroy political positions through destroying the concept and tainting the response to the word. Well done lefties! However, the ideas are still valid even if you ruined the word that describes it and people are finding out about your trickery!

[@SmoothJK]

Her story about the racist guy reminds me of how KKK members would deliver Christmas gifts to black children in certain towns. The apparent contradiction makes your head explode a bit, but it makes sense...people are complex and layered.

[@transformrecruitment7068]

This is right on time for me, on Sunday I take an intercontinental flight to London with the plan to train as a teacher there. Will visit Katharine's school.

[@woodrow6155]

Biggest difference between Right/Conservative/Republican & Left/Liberal/Democrat who is the main focus family or government.

[@KKG642]

This is a wiser lady than almost all your guests Dave. Thank you for having her.

[@thelearningteacherbyrene5148]

I am a 5th grade teacher in an urban school. We are always looking for new strategies to motivate and encourage our students. I have to say, however, that my ingrained biases sometimes interfere with my ability to effectively teach my students. I try to free myself of those generalizations, but they resurface once in a while. I discuss my struggles on weekly videos posted on Wednesdays.

[@treizTUBE]

Great guest, can't wait for part two.

[@SSCrow]

I really like her energy, she seems super sharp and interesting! I hope she does some more long form interviews!

[@ManilaDave]

Dave, one of your all time best guests precisely for how pragmatic and immediately useful the conversation was. P.S. If you ever needed a guest host for some odd reason, Katharine would be a natural. Was fun to watch.

[@gahrie]

I am an outspoken conservative teaching in California public schools. Over the years I have had at least a dozen teachers approach me quietly to tell me that they are conservative too, but too afraid to be open about it like I was.

[@AminTheMystic]

gahrie Guess what? I don't believe you.

[@gahrie]

Why would I lie about this?

[@michaelcorey9890]

Great interview. She's intellectually honest.

[@RobertTowell]

Thank you for sharing your story. What an excellent thing for us to hear. I only wish more people at the extremes could hear this story.

[@XRLostCause]

Great part 1. Can't wait for part 2.

[@SuperJg007]

Let's hope part 2 is as good as this.

[@pearlhundley228]

One of your best interviews. Looking forward to the pt.2 tomorrw!

[@grantbradshaw7907]

She is an amazing lady Love listening to her

[@scarletpimpernel230]

Thanks, Dave! A great interview of a wonderful teacher.

[@ProvocativeSloth]

I'd love for my future kids to be taught as Ms. Birbalsingh's school.

[@maccart67]

Wow! Love this. Thanks Dave and thank you so much Katharine, love your vibe.

[@aaronkindsvatter9470]

what a lovely insightful person

[@jamesdenistyler]

Isn’t it a shame that this kind of inspiring, motivational, self-belief creating attitude is now considered as right-wing in education and politics. She reminds me of many of my immigrant friends and work colleagues (Filipino, Indian, Chinese, Jamaican, Pakistani and Moroccan mainly) who have done well in Britain and Canada (where I have lived and worked), and who have worked really hard, achieved career success, financial security and a future for their families. We all know bigotry can exist out here in the real world in one form or another, but surely the mindset she encourages is a thousand times more beneficial and healthy to kids then a victim mentality and a self-fulfilling prophecy attitude of almost guaranteed failure due to skin pigmentation.

[@nickgoesvestmode]

Can't wait for part 2.

[@markh4763]

Thank you Dave, your videos are so enlightening!

[@55archduke]

Quite a wise and perceptive guest. Good on Rubin for these conversations.

[@mfsperring]

5 minutes in and I’m already finding intriguing. I’ll be checking her blog to see more.

[@gilfiazon2575]

First time hearing of Katharine, fascinating interview, another great one from The Rubin Report.

[@Mendokusai99]

I’m wondering who the people are who downvote (currently 17) these videos. There is nothing objectionable, hostile or intolerable about what she’s saying.

[@ryanruff13]

It may have to do with the fact that Rubin has a fairly large hatebase, for whatever reason.

[@scottmitchell1974]

I was watching this and wondering the exact same thing, and was going to ask the same question. She hasn't said one thing that's wrong/objectionable.

[@SmoothJK]

Because clearly, Dave is an alt-right Nazi who also hates women. He kicks puppies for fun, I've heard.

[@ThePreityEffect]

Love her! One of the many incredible indian women out there.

[@getknit8334]

please say how to find PART 2 - she's terrific!

[@wordsofcheresie936]

It will be posted tomorrow. Dave almost always splits his interviews over two or three days to get more views.

[@BorisMiljkovic]

An amazing guest, as always!

[@bategs900]

Such a down to earth lady. I wish she were my teacher.

[@Salia73]

That meeting she described is powerful in a way that I feel the left refuses to see. Banning speech and punishing hate speech will do nothing to actually reach anyone and change minds from such blatant racism. I don’t hold any illusion that such a meeting would be easy, but she did it. The more that sort of thing can happen the more hope I have. No one changes their mind on anything on account of being silenced.

[@travisc6906]

I love you Dave Rubin.....no homo, lol. For real tho, you talk to everyone and really try to find answers. I wish I could have the conversations you have. Cis-Hetero white guys just aren’t allowed to discuss things anymore. Don’t get me wrong, we can totally talk about issues, but only if are views match the ideological perspectives of those we’re talking with. This sucks because I love having real in depth conversations with people I disagree with. I want to learn, but I also know I won’t always agree and that just isn’t acceptable anymore. I have no issues with anyone, I even use preferred pronouns and have a plethora of gay friends, but I never say what I really think when complicated issues come up. It feels a bit isolating to be honest.

[@JoelLundqvist98]

If you are looking for deep conversations do not watch Rubin. His show is an echo chamber for right wing ideas. You would be surprised if you knew how many religous people, climate change deniers and white identitarians see Rubin as an ally. This is because all he does is bash the left which attracts alot of wingnuts form the right. Just watch "Nightmare Fuels " videos on Dave Rubin, it might take you an one to twon hours and then I promise you that we can have a conversation about big ideas.

[@travisc6906]

Joel Lundqvist I watch shows and read articles that the left presents as well. I like Dave because he listens to views and tries to understand them. If you believe the left is any less of an echo chamber than the right you are mistaken. Those groups see him as an ally, not because he agrees with them on a few issues (like maybe 10% because he’s not a racist or a fascist) he supports their right to speak. The fact that being allowed to state your opinions to be heard and disagrees with is something that can lead anti-Semitic white supremacists to see a gay Jew as an ally should tell you everything about how vitriolic much of the left has become towards discourse. We need to hear the wrong ideas as well as the right ideas, because only then can they be confronted and expelled. You can’t eradicate them through suppression, only reason. All silencing does is drive the views underground and give them legitimacy, it has the opposite of the intended outcome and I see it as part of the reasons those views are becoming so resurgent.

[@HarmoniSimmons]

I love the Rubin report!!! I wish the entire interview would be published rather then releasing it in parts....

[@ckhawk00]

Teach people to be civil and hatred won't matter. Great interview btw the lady had a lot of positive energy.

[@thel1355]

She has a very interesting accent--it's quite an amalgamation.

[@rodmackinnon8497]

Great guest . . . down to earth lady. Cheers.

[@russiane.lection-hacker2057]

"I believed I was a leftist... I like to meet people who think differently." That should have been your first clue that you're not a lefty. Having said that, what a wonderful woman! I wish more women were like her.

[@jacobdeem8187]

It's called narcissism

[@ManInTheBigHat]

Bright, strong women, bucking the system is tough.

[@tanitatt]

What does it say about the Left ... that "Personal Responsibility, Improvement through competition and hard work" is considered "right wing" ideology ....

[@allen_p]

You nailed it. I grew up in a blue collar, Democrat voting family. None of my brothers support Democrats now. I'm not a full fledged Republican, but personal responsibility, hard work, and self determination are tops on my list. The Democrats do not support any of those behaviors.

[@KeyStage2Maths]

Her speech at the Conservative Party conference was great - worth a look up on KZbin. But it's shocking that we've taught children to think that they can get away with anything just by saying, "It's not my fault - I am anger management."

[@Ghost-qz6zw]

Really cool, just the other day I was talking with my friend about affirmative action and how it attempts to remedy the issue of success for the average black person without really telling them how to succeed in the first place. Now without affirmative action there is still the issue of black success and the solution we came to was very much on the side of empowering the teaching roll in society. Allowing teachers to bring discipline to the classroom and teach values like personal responsibility on top of math and language would help fill the holes left by less than ideal family structures and give all kids a fighting chance. Anyways really glad to see someone more educated and experienced than myself speaking out about similar ideas; love the show. ^^

[@JJZB9]

Wow this lady is amazing! Gets kicked out of all schools so she builds her own. Badass

[@speabody]

“She said personal responsibility is a thing, go get her!” lol

[@rodrigolima1413]

You should interview John Rosemond.

[@leonmorgan5659]

i love this woman

[@NAPtheNovaFanTube]

I really love her in Black-ish

[@jitukhatrik]

I come from India and I understand that kids are not taught to work hard in west...

[@lennypearl]

Love this woman!

[@bph8]

Dave: if you want a really productive discussion on racism, you've got to get Daryl Davis on!

[@danil.6667]

They need to make the Mr. Snow and her parents' thing into a movie.

[@maryreilly9926]

Another home run Dave.

[@robbie_]

Very interesting. Great guest.

[@ashishdevassy]

Never heard of her... but glad I heard this ..

[@MrDanielfff777]

Great interview

[@ManInTheBigHat]

Friend of mine left teaching at a black high school to teach at the jail instead. At the school the classrooms are wild because the kids know the principles are forced to report low numbers of black youth infractions (thank you, Obama). Once in jail they really want to learn, plus the classroom is disciplined. Some people need discipline from their environment as they don't have it internally.

[@gracecollins8415]

Conservative education is a Classical Education not a Religious one.

[@RogerSanGabriel]

I didn't know who this lady was, and I almost watched my gun channels, I am glad I watched.

[@nicemomjeans]

I freakin love her hair.

[@mchristr]

"To Sir With Love" reference. I already like her.

[@charltonblake9967]

I was thinking about the idea of monoculture with regards to biodiversity. Monoculture is dangerous because it is vulnerable to catastrophic failure the same way a one size fits all government run school system can be. Monoculture doesn't have diverse genes to fallback on when bugs or disease are introduced and it is only optimal in one type of environment. It seems a fitting analogy in the same way that the old adage of "don't put all of your eggs in one basket" applies.